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Accidents - Fences or fence posts - 50+ years old - Year 2003 - Wrist

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 392
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Date: 10/07/2003Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fences or fence posts
OUTSIDE AT FRIEND'S HOUSE HE FELL OVER A ROLL OF BARBED WIRE, FELL ONTO OUTSTRETCHED LEFT HAND, WRIST IS PAINFUL. DX FRACTURE LEFT WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/18/2003Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
WHILE WORKING ON METAL GATE SUSTAINED LACERATION TO WRIST AND ALSO LACE RATED TENDONS
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 07/29/2003Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT HIT (R0 WRIST ON METLA GATE. NOW SWOLLEN & PAINFUL. DX: HEATOMA (R) WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/25/2003Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Other
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT BIT BY DOG TRAPPED UNDER FENCE, DOG BITE L INDEX FINGER AND R WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/22/2003Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Farm/ranchFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fences or fence posts
SMASHED L WRIST IN GATE,FX L WRIST
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 01/07/2003Age: 81 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
81 Y/O F INJURED R WRIST ON BARBED WIRE FENCE AT HOME. DX; R WRIST LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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